First Aid
STA Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work
First aid can be described as the helping behaviours and initial care provided for an acute illness or injury. First aid can be initiated by anyone in any situation.
Appointed first aiders in the workplace must be competent to provide first aid to someone who is injured or becomes ill while at work, as well as be able to apply first aid to a range of specific injuries and illnesses.
STA Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work complies with the requirements of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 and The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982 and currently accepted first aid practice.
This qualification is regulated by Ofqual (England), Qualification Wales (Wales) and CCEA (Northern Ireland). This qualification is valid for a period of 3 years. Learners need to retake the qualification before the certificate expiry date to remain qualified.
STA Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work
First aid can be described as the helping behaviours and initial care provided for an acute illness or injury. First aid can be initiated by anyone in any situation.
Appointed emergency first aiders in the workplace must be competent to provide emergency first aid to someone who is injured or becomes ill while at work.
STA Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work complies with the requirements of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 and The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982 and currently accepted first aid practice.
This qualification is regulated by Ofqual (England), Qualification Wales (Wales) and CCEA (Northern Ireland). This qualification is valid for a period of 3 years. Learners need to retake the qualification before the certificate expiry date to remain qualified.
STA Level 3 Award in Outdoor First Aid
First aid can be described as the helping behaviours and initial care provided for an acute illness or injury. First aid can be initiated by anyone in any situation.
An appropriate level of first aid competence is an essential part of operating professionally in an activity setting. Activity first aiders must be competent to provide first aid to someone who is injured or becomes ill in an activity setting, as well as be able to apply first aid to a range of specific injuries and illnesses.
STA Level 3 Award in Activity First Aid complies with the requirements of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981, The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982 and currently accepted first aid practice.
This qualification is regulated by Ofqual (England), Qualification Wales (Wales) and CCEA (Northern Ireland). This qualification is valid for a period of 3 years. Learners need to retake the qualification before the certificate expiry date to remain qualified.
STA Level 3 Award in Outdoor Emergency First Aid
First aid can be described as the helping behaviours and initial care provided for an acute illness or injury. First aid can be initiated by anyone in any situation.
An appropriate level of first aid competence is an essential part of operating professionally in an activity setting. Activity emergency first aiders must be competent to provide first aid to someone who is injured or becomes ill in an activity setting.
STA Level 3 Award in Activity Emergency First Aid complies with the requirements of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981, The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982 and currently accepted first aid practice.
This qualification is regulated by Ofqual (England), Qualification Wales (Wales) and CCEA (Northern Ireland). This qualification is valid for a period of 3 years. Learners need to retake the qualification before the certificate expiry date to remain qualified
STA Level 3 Award in Adult and Paediatric First Aid
First aid can be described as the helping behaviours and initial care provided for an acute illness or injury. First aid can be initiated by anyone in any situation.
Appointed first aiders in the workplace must be competent to provide first aid to someone who is injured or becomes ill while at work, as well as be able to apply first aid to a range of specific injuries and illnesses.
Childminders and group and school-based providers must have at least one person who always has a current paediatric first aid certificate on the premises and available when children are present and must also accompany children on outings. Childminders are also required to have a paediatric first aid certificate to register and must continue to hold this at all times that they are registered.
STA Level 3 Award in Adult and Paediatric First Aid complies with the requirements of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 and The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982 and currently accepted first aid practice. The qualification meets the criteria set out in Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Statutory Frameworks for childminders and for group and school-based providers Annex A: Criteria for effective Paediatric First Aid (PFA) training.
This qualification is regulated by Ofqual (England), Qualification Wales (Wales) and CCEA (Northern Ireland). This qualification is valid for a period of 3 years. The learner needs to retake the qualification before the certificate expiry date to remain qualified.
STA Level 3 Award in Adult and Paediatric Emergency First Aid
First aid can be described as the helping behaviours and initial care provided for an acute illness or injury. First aid can be initiated by anyone in any situation.
Appointed emergency first aiders in the workplace must be competent to provide emergency first aid to someone who is injured or becomes ill while at work.
STA Level 3 Award in Adult and Paediatric Emergency First Aid complies with the requirements of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 and The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982 and currently accepted first aid practice. The qualification meets the criteria set out in Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Statutory Frameworks for childminders and for group and school-based providers Annex A: Criteria for effective Paediatric First Aid (PFA) training.
This qualification is regulated by Ofqual (England), Qualification Wales (Wales) and CCEA (Northern Ireland). This qualification is valid for a period of 3 years. The learner needs to retake the qualification before the certificate expiry date to remain qualified.
STA Level 3 Award in Adult and Paediatric Basic Life Support including AED
The chain of survival describes a sequence of steps that together maximise the chance of survival following cardiac arrest. Early recognition of a casualty having a cardiac arrest is essential along with calling the emergency medical services.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) must be started as soon as it is established a casualty is not breathing normally. When a defibrillator is used on a casualty within the first 3 – 5 minutes of suffering a cardiac arrest, it may improve the chances of survival by as much as 50 – 70%. The current survival rate of cardiac arrest victims who collapse outside of hospital in the UK is approximately 8%. This can be significantly improved if the chain of survival is implemented, and an AED is used promptly.
STA Award in Adult and Paediatric Basic Life Support including AED qualification provides learners with the knowledge and skills to be able to competently implement the chain of survival.
This qualification is regulated by Ofqual (England), Qualification Wales (Wales) and CCEA (Northern Ireland). This qualification is valid for a period of 3 years. The learner needs to retake the qualification before the certificate expiry date to remain qualified.
STA Level 3 Award in Adult and Paediatric Basic Life Support including AED and Management of Anaphylaxis
The chain of survival describes a sequence of steps that together maximise the chance of survival following cardiac arrest. Early recognition of a casualty having a cardiac arrest is essential along with calling the emergency medical services.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) must be started as soon as it is established a casualty is not breathing normally. When a defibrillator is used on a casualty within the first 3 – 5 minutes of suffering a cardiac arrest, it may improve the chances of survival by as much as 50 – 70%. The current survival rate of cardiac arrest victims who collapse outside of hospital in the UK is approximately 8%. This can be significantly improved if the chain of survival is implemented, and an AED is used promptly.
Anaphylaxis is an acute systemic and severe allergic reaction to the body's immune system with rapid onset and rapid progression. It can cause life-threatening airway, breathing, or circulation problems.
STA Award in Adult and Paediatric Basic Life Support including AED and management of Anaphylaxis qualification provides learners with the knowledge and skills to be able to competently implement the chain of survival as well as provide first aid to a casualty with anaphylaxis.
This qualification is regulated by Ofqual (England), Qualification Wales (Wales) and CCEA (Northern Ireland). This qualification is valid for a period of 3 years. The learner needs to retake the qualification before the certificate expiry date to remain qualified.